Japan is committed to furthering cooperation with Vietnam in agriculture and fisheries, and hopes the Vietnamese Government will facilitate the implementation of the target projects. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s rice exports have struggled to compete with cheaper shipments from Thailand in the first four months of 2015 as the Thai government has sought to offload inventories at highly discounted prices.

(VOV) -Tea is the world’s most popular beverage, often touted for its healthful properties, however the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) suspects some Vietnamese black tea may be contaminated.

(VOV) -The HCM City University of Technology (HCMUT) and Association of Italian Textile Machine Manufacturers (ACIMIT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the textiles industry for mutual benefit.

(VOV) - Techcombank – Vietnam’s leading electronic payment processor – recently announced that it has received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) Compliance certification for the second time.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese government has proposed plans to borrow from its foreign exchange reserves after struggling to issue debt in the bond markets – seven bond auctions failed in May alone.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Food Company (VNF) has announced a start-up joint venture with the CJ Cheil Jedang Group to produce shrimp meal as a by-product of Vietnam’s shrimp industry.

(VOV) - An international conference on accounting – ICOA 2015 – got underway in Danang on May 22 with more than 200 dedicated accountants and corporate leaders from around the globe in attendance.

(VOV) - Vietnam signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Republic of Korea (RoK) earlier this month which is expected to boost its exports to the RoK market and more than double bilateral trade over the next five years.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to receive more foreign investors in the support industry, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tat Thanh Cang. 

Authorities in northern Bac Ninh province pledged to create a more transparent and favourable investment environment for international businesses, particularly companies from the Republic of Korea (RoK), to operate in the locality effectively.

French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen and its Chinese joint venture partner Dongfeng Motor Group will open an assembly plant in Vietnam and have already begun production in Malaysia, Chinese state media has reported.

(VOV) - A representative from the Vietnam Trade Office in Buenos Aires on May 21 introduced Vietnam’s international economic integration policy and the government’s incentives for foreign investors to a talks held by the Centre for Economy and International Commerce (CEECI).

Ranked No. 7 of 101 countries and territories investing in Vietnam for the past five years, the United States has invested more capital in the country through new brands.

(VOV) - A Vietnamese business delegation is attending the International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines 2015 held in Manila from May 21-24. 

The consumer price index (CPI) for May showed continued growth in Hanoi and HCM City, reported the cities' statistics offices.

Thailand-based Absolute Hotel Services (AHS) has taken over the management role in a five-star hotel under the management of Switzerland-headquartered Mövenpick Holding AG in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA), the country’s food safety watchdog, has asked members of the public to settle their nerves as a rumor about fake rice made of plastic is sweeping through several Asian countries.

The consumer confidence index in Vietnm increased by six points to 112 points during the last quarter, according to Nielsen's report for the first quarter of 2015 released on May 20.

A US$ 26-million Budweiser beer plant operated by Anheuser-Busch Inbev Vietnam Brewery Co., Ltd (AB Inbev) commenced its operations in the Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park II in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 21.

Export turnover in the southern province of Dong Nai has performed well due to market stability and export market expansion, according to the provincial department of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam is ready to work with other countries involved in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiation towards its early conclusion, Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh said in a regular press conference on May 21.

Smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods are seriously damaging the national economy and negatively affecting society, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at a teleconference on tobacco smuggling.

(VOV) -Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has issued a list of the 150 outstanding Vietnamese enterprises with an aim of promoting exports of Vietnamese products to the Japanese market.

The performance of agricultural cooperatives is still far behind expectations, although they support tens of millions of farming households, heard a workshop in Hanoi on May 21. 

Vietnamese business owners gathered at a workshop in Hanoi on May 21 to learn more details of the recently-signed Vietnam–Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (VKFTA), making it easier for them to reshape their business strategies in anticipation of opportunities ahead.

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), a UK-based global real estate services firm, has released its latest ‘Doing Business’ report, in which it ranks Singapore as the best place to do business in Asia. 

(VOV) - Vietnam Ambassador to Iran Nguyen Hong Thach has made a two-day working visit to Esfahan province with the purpose of seeking opportunities for investment cooperation and trade promotion between the two nations’ businesses.

Japanese investors have injected US$37.5 billion into 2,619 valid projects in Vietnam as of the end of April. 

Australia will investigate claims by an animal rights group that cattle in Vietnam are being slaughtered with sledgehammers but it will not suspend live cattle exports to that country, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on May 20.